There's the usual metal-flake paint alongside enamel and matte finishes. This allows you to change the colour of your car (alongside window tints, interior, chassis and wheel colour) and the quality here is outstanding. Much easier to use is the respray feature. It reminds me of the decal maker in Forza Horizon 4, albeit a simplified version. Fantastic once you've mastered it, but it takes time to get there. I'll be honest though and say you'll need a fair bit of patience as it's quite the learning curve. The orange tracks familiar to any Hot Wheels fans are infinitely malleable and can be manipulated to spin, twist and fall in almost any configuration. The track builder allows players to make whatever track they can imagine. Not only are they visually stunning with outstanding lighting and graphics, but the maps are genuinely interesting and the tracks are varied and really enjoyable to race on. And while racing you'll notice that as you hit things, small flecks of paint will rub away and scratches will appear, just like a slightly dog-eared Hot Wheels car that litter a child's bedroom. They look just like proper Hot Wheels models which makes immersion even better. The detail is exquisite, right down to the small moulding marks. In keeping the cars scaled-down to 1:64 models they look just like real Hot Wheels cars. The detail of the cars will also appeal to any fan of racing games. It may not be the same depth as iRacing or even Forza Horizon, but it will keep an avid racer entertained. The in-game Fiat 500 felt like a nippy front-wheel drive hatchback while heavier trucks felt cumbersome and understeered through corners. What about adults?Īnd as weird as it sounds coming from an arcade game designed for kids, but each car has unique and interesting handling characteristics. To go back you need to hold down a button and this gets a little tiresome after a while. More irritating however are the menu controls. The controls may be basic, but they're great fun too.
The drifting reminds me of Mario Kart's but offers a little more steering control, you can even use the boost button to turn a drift into a proper powerslide. The driving controls are fairly easy to understand, it's all very arcadey with brake-to-drift mechanics and no reason to not mash the accelerator at any given chance.
Some of the more intricate races may test their patience, but for the most part, they'll be having too much fun to care.
Set the competition to the easiest setting and it won't be too long before first place becomes more of a right than a task. The races are short, chaotic and don't require an awful lot of skill to be competitive. All in all, a fantastic selection of cars that are guaranteed to provide hours of fun. The Audi R8 Spyder, Honda S2000 and even Koenigsegg Jesko make an appearance while a fully licensed Batmobile, Ninja Turtle van and Back to the Future Delorean are also featured. The game includes 68 cars at launch ranging from classic Hot Wheels favourites like the Rip Rod and Twin Mill right through to the ridiculous Street Weiner and Motosaurus (a hot dog car and dinosaur car respectively). How many other games can you lock wheels with the Batmobile while driving a toaster-shaped van aptly named the Roller Toaster?
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